For several years, a busy beaver team has been building and rebuilding a dam and a beaver lodge at the local Botanical Gardens. We took a walk there recently as shown in the photos. Their original dam doesn’t seem to be in use now, but a few more beaver structures have been constructed along the way, as shown above.
Walking in the Garden
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| Fungus on a log. Is that poison ivy behind the log? Probably not but I wouldn’t touch it. |
Indigenous Peoples Day
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| A sign in the gardens in appreciation of local indigenous people. |
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| A native American wood carving from a trip to the Pacific Northwest a few years ago. |
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From a trip a few years ago: the opinion of the people of Alert Bay of the salmon farms in their waters. |
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Paul Kane, “Interior of a Chinook Lodge,” 1847. Illustration from
Lewis and Clark among the Indians by James P. Ronda |
I love Norval Morrisseau's art! He was Canada's greatest indigenous artist. I've seen his massive painting "Androgyny" displayed a couple of times over the years -- once at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in a huge retrospective of his work in 2006, and again just this summer at a big indigenous art exhibition in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is truly awe-inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice walk and to see the beavers are back. I might check to see if the library has the Ronda book about L & C among the Indians. I've read the Ambrose book about them.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a beaver damn/house since I left N. ID. This is a nice photo. What a lovely place to walk. The wood carving is beautiful. Have a nice evening.
ReplyDeleteI love the name! I'm finding our beaver a challenge!
ReplyDeletePretty photos from your visit to the gardens.
ReplyDeleteThe beaver dams are amazing.
Love the wood carving.
Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
I love the name the Gnawsons!
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